Narada Purana — Purva Bhaga, Shloka 77
पक्षयोरुभयोर्मंत्री चतुर्थ्यां जुहुयाच्छतम् । अपूपैर्वत्सरे स स्यात्समृद्धेः परमं पदम् ॥ ७७ ॥
pakṣayorubhayormaṃtrī caturthyāṃ juhuyācchatam | apūpairvatsare sa syātsamṛddheḥ paramaṃ padam || 77 ||
ଶୁକ୍ଳ ଓ କୃଷ୍ଣ—ଉଭୟ ପକ୍ଷର ଚତୁର୍ଥୀରେ ମନ୍ତ୍ରସାଧକ ଅପୂପ (ପୁଆ) ଦ୍ୱାରା ଶତ ଆହୁତି ଦିଅ। ଏକ ବର୍ଷରେ ସେ ସମୃଦ୍ଧିର ପରମ ପଦ ପାଏ।
Narada (in instruction to the Sanatkumara tradition; didactic passage)
Vrata: Caturthī-vrata (fortnightly observance implied)
Primary Rasa: bhakti
Secondary Rasa: shanta
FAQs
It teaches that disciplined observance of lunar timing (pakṣa and tithi) combined with mantra-driven fire-offerings (homa) is a dharmic means to cultivate samṛddhi—sustained prosperity—through steady practice over a year.
While primarily ritual-focused, the verse implies bhakti through regular sacred offering and faith in the mantric rite; the practitioner’s consistent worshipful action becomes a devotional discipline that yields auspicious results.
It highlights Jyotiṣa/Vedāṅga usage in practice—choosing the correct tithi (Caturthī) and observing both pakṣas—along with Kalpa-style ritual detail (number of oblations and prescribed offering: apūpa).